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Prohibited and Restricted Imports and Exports List

On 07 June 2023, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced an update of the Prohibited and Restricted Imports and Exports List to the effect that:

  • Tariff headings 35.03 and 35.04 now need to be detained for State Vet to investigate.
  • The tariff subheadings below are to be detained for National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) investigations:

8404.4, 84.71, 8471.3, 8471.41, 8471.49, 8471.50, 8471.60, 8471.70, 8471.80, 8471.90, 8504.31, 8504.40, 8504.50, 85.16, 8507.60, 8516.10, 8516.10.90, 8517.62, 8517.62.10, 8517.62.90, 8517.69, 8518.21, 8518.22, 8518.29, 8518.30, 8518.40, 8518.50, 8519.20, 8519.30, 8519.81.05, 8519.81.10, 8519.81.90, 8519.89.10, 8519.89.90, 8521.90.10, 8521.90.90, 8523.21, 8523.41, 8523.41, 8523.51, 8523.52, 8523.52.10, 8523.52.90, 8523.59, 8543.70, 9028.30, 9503.00.10, 9503.00.90, 95.04.

The Prohibited and Restricted Imports and Exports List is accessible at:

www.sars.gov.za/latest-news/prohibited-and-restricted-imports-and-expor…

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